Hairpin



Nov. 1, 1927. 1,647,797

A. J. GREENWICH HAIRPIN Filed Oct. 2, 1926 Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANNA. J. GREENWICH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WALTER M.

ROEWER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAIR-PIN.

Application filed October 2, 1926. Serial No. 139,069.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of hair pins which in use are bodily supported in and by the growing hair of women and sustained in their operative position therein solely by their frictional contact with locks of the hair located within each pin, of which one or more are used for each lock however many there may be as the only available means heretofore for maintaining dressed hair in its operative position.

The hair pins above described have heretofore, in the absence of better means, been commonly and generally used in efforts to maintain the dressed growing hair of women in a proper position when marcelled, waved, curled, crimpe-cl and plain, notwithstanding that for such use they are subjected to a number of objections among which may be mentioned, that one or more pins must be used for each of they several locks on each side of the head, that an undersirable amount of time, skill and patience is required for the proper insertion of each of them, and that if they do not fall out by gravity, a

number of them frequently must be readjusted to prevent the dressed hair from becoming so distorted or disheveled as to require frequent redressing.

From the foregoing, it will now be apparent that any improvements in the con-' struction of hair pins by which it is possible and practical for their convenient insertion into their operative position in sub stantially less numbers than heretofore required for maintaining growing hair in its dressed condition and which, when in their operative position, are maintained against accidental detachment and are particularly adapted to successfully maintain bobbed hair in its dressed position against dropping to hanging position from the front of the fore head when the head is bent forwardly and downwardly, will be a substantial and material improvement in the art.

The prime object of my invention broadly stated is a hair pin provided with means adapted for removably supporting the hair pin in its operative position against the possibility of its accidental detachment from any movement of the headof the wearer and which also operates as a support for the hair between the legs of the hair pin.

Morespecifically stated, the object of my Another object of my invention is a hair pin provided with means for maintaining it in its operative position in the hair against accidental detachment from any movement of the head of the wearer which is adapted to sustain and maintain in its operative position the curved ends of bobbed hair extending over the face of the wearer in a plane with hair below the'ears of the wearer.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

This invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated on the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side View of a ladys head having bobbed hair and using an improved hair pin embodying the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the improved hair pin.

Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a rear end view of the hair pin.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a ladys head having bobbed hair 2. The reference numeral 3 is used to indicate the side front locks of hair, which are sometimes dressed to lie in a curved position at the side of the head, somewhat similar to the arrangement illustrated in Figure 1. l

The hair pin construction of my invention including the pin and the ear supporting member therefor may be constructed of metal, celluloid, bone or other suitable material and is preferably of continuous construction comprising an ear piece 4: having a shape similar to that illustrated in Figure 2 corresponding with the usual contour of the human ear, the lower portion of the ear piece 4 being preferably provided with an open hook or clip 5 adapted to engage the under side of the ear for preventing the possibility of the displacement of the body portion of the ear piece from its operative position around the ear.

Located at the end of the upper portion of the ear piece 4: is an arm 6 which lies adjacent to the opposing side of the ear piece 4 and forms a U-shaped or looped downwardly projecting arm 7 connected by a bend 8 with a leg 9 of the hair pin and of which the upper end of the ear piece operates as an extension, the upper leg 11 of the hair pin being connected with the leg 9 by a curved portion 10.

It is now to be noted that the leg 11 of the hair pin is curved outwardly from the leg 9 and the ear piece 4. as shown in Figure?) and that its free end 13 projects beyond the ear piece to provide for the insertion of a lock of hair in the opening 12 between the end 13 of the pin or leg 11 and the upper portion of the ear piece A. The free end 13 of the pin or leg 11 is curved inwardly and terminates in a line with the ear piece, and this in order that when the hair pin is in its operative position the free end 13 of the leg 11 will project into and be concealed by the dressed hair. In other words, when the hair pin and its ear piece is in its operative position in hair dressed over the ears of the wearer, the ear piece will be concealed behind the ear and the leg 9 and the tree end 13 of the pin 11 will be concealed within and by the dressed hair so that when in its operative position only the pin 11 will be visible to the eye.

The combined hair pin and ear piece as shown inthe drawings is adapted only for the left ear of the wearer but in practice, when it is desired to support the hair on both sides 01": the head, rights and lefts are used, and this is particularly true when the hair pin of my invention is used for holding bobbed hair against displacement.

To use one of the improved hair pins, a person after combing their hair engages the horizontal side locks of hair through the opening 12 behind the pin 11 permitting the end 13 of said pin to project into the mass of hair. The ear piece 4 is then engaged over the persons ear thereby holding the locks of hair secured in position as illustrated in Figure 1, so that said locks of hair will not become deranged resulting from the movement of the persons head. When in place, the improved pin portion 11 of the 7 device is the only part which shows, since the hair acts to cover up the ear piece 4. The pin portion 11, of course, may be made decorative or plain as preferred.

)1 am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hair pin provided with an integral ear piece adapted to support said pin in its operative position independently of its engagement with the hair of the wearer.

2. A hair pin comprising means adapted to bodily support the pin in its operative position on an ear of the wearer.

3. A hair pin comprising a pin section adapted to have a lock of hair engaged therein, and a support integrally formed on said pin section adapted to be engaged on the ear of a wearer.

4-. A pin section comprising a base portion adapted to be reinovably engaged on an ear of a persons head, an arm integrally termed on said base portion, and a pin section integrally formed on said arm adapted to have lock of hair engaged therein to hold said lock of hair in a predetermined position at the side of a wearers head.

5. A pin for use on bobbed heads, said pin comprising supporting means adapted to be removably engaged on a persons ear, and a looped pin section integral with said supporting means adapted to hold a lock of hair in position against displacement.

V 6. A hair pin of the class described comprising an ear piece, an arm, a loop portion integrally connecting said arm to said ear piece, a pin section, and a loop integrally connecting said pin section with said arm.

7. A hair pin of the class described comprising an ear piece, an arm integrally formed thereon and disposed in the plane of said ear piece, and a pin section integrally formed on one end of said arm and bent out of the plane of said ear piece.

8. A hair pin of the class described comprising an ear piece, and a pin section integrally formed thereon and bent out of the plane of said ear piece.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ANNA J. GREENWICH. 

